Implausible: not easy to believe or trust after being hurt and disappointed Multi-faceted: we can be fun, daring, sexy, clever, and loving. We are multi-cultural Triumphant: we can conquer, be successful and victorious when we focus our mind We are "Diamonds" that are brilliantly ready to shine, but some of us just need help to come out of the rough. Sapphires will be volunteer mentors to help the Diamonds. Read groups to see which stone you are associated with.
Our Purpose:
We are not here to criticize, condemn, or judge, but to love and extend valid options to Enhance Improve and Empower the lives of others.
Our Goal:
To organize an membership organization as we grow our group. We plan to have temp.homes, a team of diverse women to mentor, and meet the needs of the organization. We are looking for Branch Presidents, Leaders, and Volunteers that want to give back and are employable. We need seed funding and a Assistance Fund immediately.
We will do projects and excursions for moms with kids and ladies without kids.
We will collaborate with other organizations, plan Retreats, Fun Events, and Seminars. We are seeking funding, fundraisers, and sponsors to sustain the organizational goals.
GUIDELINES:
WOMEN ONLY...Male Profile will be referred to male group before it is deleted!
Please be considerate in your posting. You can have one or two business banners on your page. Please do not dominate others pages with ads or gaudy graphics. Feel free to use simple graphics, well wishes, and nice text when encouraging others. Keep in mind this site is to minister, encourage, promote love, strength, and unity. Now it is your time to share your power, your knowledge, and your concern. Once we get a volunteer that is skilled with websites/ning sites we can add more features to accomodate request and make it even more attractive.
A VALID emailPLEASE... no point in signing up if you don't want to communicate and participate. You can just be a welcomed visitor.


Speaking the truth about domestic violence is a step toward healing for all survivors. But when talking about violence brings shame, ambivalence, and fear, sharing what's in your heart is therapeutic and gives survivors not only a voice, but also it is a way to raise consciousness about the profound effects of battering and all forms of abuse between partners.
While I have no explanation for the psychology behind the current financial crisis, as a former victim, and DV Volunteer, I am certain of one psychological effect of an economic turndown -- an increase in domestic violence. In this time of economic uncertainty, job loss, home foreclosures, and increased costs of living, pressures mount in families and frayed tempers inevitably will give way to an increase in battering and abuse. According to the National Domestic Violence Hotline, domestic violence is a pattern of behavior in any relationship that is used to gain or maintain power and control over an intimate partner. Physical, sexual, emotional, economic or psychological actions or threats of actions that influence another person may all be part of the dynamics, including any behaviors that frighten, intimidate, terrorize, manipulate, hurt, humiliate, blame, injure or wound another individual.
While domestic violence can happen to anyone of any race, age, sexual orientation, religion, socioeconomic status, or gender, for the past 20 years I have worked with adult women and child survivors off and on mostly those who have found refuge in shelters and safe houses. I suspect that with the continuing economic rollercoaster, we will see a rise in not only reports of domestic violence, but also a strain on these community-based programs that help women and children leave abusive relationships.

NATION DOMESTIC VIOLENCE STATISTICS

1. Every 9 seconds a woman is battered in the United States.

2. Nearly 5.3 million intimate partner victimization occur each year among U.S. women ages 18 and older. This violence results in nearly 2 million injuries and nearly 1,300 deaths.

3. Conservatively, each year 1 million women suffer nonfatal violence by an intimate.

4. Other estimates include 4 million women in the U.S. are battered each year.

5. Nearly 1 in 3 women experience domestic violence in their lifetime.

6. Ninety to ninety-five percent of domestic violence victims are women.

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Feel Free to Join one or more of our many groups -- especially if you fit in one of the following categories:

Pink Diamond: Survivors

White Diamond: Victims

Sapphire: Mentor

Emerald: Friend/Supporter

Family Jewel: Family member of victims living and/or those killed at the hands of their abusers.

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The National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
1-800-787-3224 TTY for the Deaf
http://www.ndvh.org/


National Network to End Domestic Violence
202-543-5566
www.nnedv.org

We are Members of NCADV
www.ncadv.org
http://womenofcolornetwork.org

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